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Dale Carnegie, Quotes - 2011

Why Sincere Appreciation Works!

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The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement. – Charles M Schwab

appreciate

We all have a big need to feel important. By making the other person feel important we can build amazing relationships. Dale Carnegie states that the 2nd principle in winning people over is to ‘Give honest, sincere appreciation’.

sincerely

Every man I meet is my superior in some way. In that, I learn of him. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

If we make the soul-effort to find that which is great and noteworthy in the other individual we can honestly point that out and make the other person feel important. Only goodness can come from that!

Daily Affirmation: Today I notice others’ greatness!

Recommendation: How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie

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Quotes - 2011, Stillness

Why Love?

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…the moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed. – Paramahansa Yogananda

why love?

Love is a constant theme of this blog! And it’ll continue to be one! Why?

Because the only way forward is through love. The answer to any question is love itself. The only way to banish fear is via love. When love occupies the heart, fear cannot co-exist. Love creates this Universe. It’s the language and the currency of All That Is. Until we understand the importance of cultivating love in our hearts, we’ll stay confused. Love can guide our every step. It banishes all doubt. It’s the way and the only thing that’ll save our planet.

awakening love

How can we awaken the love that’s at our very core? By recognition and practice. When we walk around flowing with and in love, our entire world is transformed.

  1. We must recognize first that it’s something we desire. Can’t reach a goal if we don’t know what it is.
  2. Practice stillness. Such a practice quietens our mind and allows the love inside expression in our lives.
  3. Practice Loving Kindness: Let’s walk around smiling, exuding love and expressing our love through genuine kindness and service. We reap what we practice.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM love incarnate!

Recommendation: Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

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Quotes - 2011, Stillness

What’s The Purpose Of Life?

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…you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. – Romans 8:9

spirit

Our minds are confined within the perimeter of our bodies, or so it seems. According to revelation there’s also the spirit dimension. Some folks have ‘seen’ that dimension while others have experienced it without seeing it. One way to experience it is to find the peace (and joy!) that resides at our very center. Once discovered this experience becomes a great source of fulfillment. Discover it via Stillness.

so?

What would this Spirit have us do? Just sit and relish it? This peace (and joy) triggers pure love in our being. It’s the kind of love that’s not selfish and doesn’t discriminate. If we allow it, we start to see others in a very forgiving light, we accept them as they are and we’re led to serve while being conduits of this very love… Turns out that this is also a ‘Life Purpose’ we all share! We may discover it via Stillness but we deepen it through selfless and love-filled service to our brethren…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a servant.

Recommendation: The Journey Home by Radhanath Swami

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Gita, Quotes - 2011

The Three Modes Of Life…

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14.11 When the light of wisdom shines from the portals of the body’s dwelling, then we know that Sattva is in power.

14.12 Greed, busy activity, many undertakings, unrest, the lust of desire – these arise when Rajas increases.

14.13 Darkness, inertia, negligence, delusion – these appear when Tamas prevails. – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 14)

3 modes

There are 3 modes of existence, of being, of body types and even of nutrition. Sattva is all about what is goodness, good actions, nutrition that produce good behavior etc.. Rajas has to do with passion and its results. Tamas is living in darkness and ignorance.

so what?

By recognizing these 3 life modes we’re encouraged to follow the highest path possible in all that we do. We’re encouraged to eat right, think right, do right and aspire to the highest life goals.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM good.

Recommendation: The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics) by Juan Mascaro

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Quotes - 2011, Stillness

How To Get Used!

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I never once went for money, I just said Use Me, show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what can I do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself. – Oprah

larger purpose

True fulfillment in life is simply not possible when we’re focused on self. The very reason the Universe exists is to mature young souls and have us connect to the larger spirit fabric. We start to do so via family and friends; this process must continue until we enlarge the concept of family and brotherhood to everyone on this planet. The Universe is focused on evolving and growing souls for a purpose that we cannot quite fathom just yet…

submission

The essential trick to true success then is to simply give up! Not give up as in not do anything or give up as in stop being creative and innovative. But we must give up our need to control our life. We must submit to the divine will. Divinity is wiser than we can imagine. When we submit our will to it; all that is good for us plus more is accomplished. We have to listen and act while being creative…We have to learn to get used by God. He knows us well.

Daily Affirmation: Today I submit to God’s will for me.

Recommendation: Writing Down Your Soul: How to Activate and Listen to the Extraordinary Voice Within by Janet Conner

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Quotes - 2011

How Rich Are We?

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Every year we gaze enviously at the lists of the richest people in world. Wondering what it would be like to have that sort of cash. But where would you sit on one of those lists? – Global Rich List!

super rich!

  • If we make $50,000 a year we are in the top 1% richest people in the world!
  • If we make $100,000 a year we’re richer than all but 39 million folks!
  • If we make $200,000 a year we are in the top .01% richest people and richer than all but 750,000 people in the world!!

now what?

Hopefully we’re feeling a lot richer than we thought we were! We’ve definitely made it!

Did you know that…. (taken from www.globalrichlist.com)

  • $8 could buy you 15 organic apples OR 25 fruit trees for farmers in Honduras to grow and sell fruit at their local market.
  • $30 could buy you an ER DVD Boxset OR a First Aid kit for a village in Haiti.
  • $73 could buy you a new mobile phone OR a new mobile health clinic to care for AIDS orphans in Uganda.
  • $2400 could buy you a second generation High Definition TV OR schooling for an entire generation of school children in an Angolan village.

Donate here: http://www.care.org/

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM wealthy!

Recommendation: Furry Logic: Don’t Worry! by Jane Seabrook

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Gita, Quotes - 2011

What Is Yoga?

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13.24 Some by the Yoga of meditation, and by the grace of the Spirit, see the Spirit in themselves; some by the Yoga of the vision of Truth; and others by the Yoga of work.

13.25 And yet there are others who do not know, but they hear from others and adore. They also cross beyond death, because of their devotion to words of Truth. – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 13)

yoga (union)

Union with God, the ultimate reality is Yoga. This union can be effected via different mechanisms according to The Gita.

There’s the Yoga of Meditation which is all about meditating on the divine to attain transcendence. Then there’s the Yoga of Knowledge, which is focused on using the intellect to discover Truth. Next is ‘Karma Yoga’ the Yoga of Work where adherents are advised to devote all action and motive to God and thus find salvation. And finally there’s ‘Bhakti Yoga’, the Yoga of Love, in which through the vehicle of love for God and love for all, one can achieve the goal of the ages…

believers

According to The Gita the easiest way to reach successfully beyond death is to just believe. Belief in a transcendent reality and truth is all that’s needed. The Urantia Book states the same thing, even an inkling of belief or faith in the life beyond is enough to qualify a human to be reborn in the after-life. Such a view might be contrary to some religions but is accepted widely by many.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a believer!

Recommendation: The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics) by Juan Mascaro

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